Forward Day By Day – May 31, 2019

A dear friend of mine and I stopped processing our hair a few years ago. We wondered what our “real” hair would look like once we cut off the old growth and let the new, unstraightened hair grow and show. As I got closer to my scalp, I could see how muc….(View...

Forward Day By Day – May 30, 2019

Advertisers realize that selling a product requires more than just a good sales pitch or a convincing product description. While these things are helpful, there is nothing like the testimonial of someone who has used a product and knows personally the value of...

132nd Annual Gathering of the ECW

The 132nd Annual Gathering of the Episcopal Church Women took place from May 17-18 at St. Matthew’s, Houma. The keynote speaker was the Rev. Kellie Wilson, associate priest for faith development at Christ Church Episcopal in Greenville, South Carolina.  There was time...

Forward Day By Day – May 29, 2019

When my daughter visits, she knows certain essentials will be on hand so she can pack a little lighter. Her goal is to travel as unencumbered as she can. Worry is like luggage filled with non-essential stuff, things that weigh us down and cost us money or...

Forward Day By Day – May 28, 2019

Giving birth, whether to a dream or new life, is both a glorious and painful process. The one giving birth must almost always endure some pain and discomfort, and experience some stretching in order to accommodate new life. Pressing through the labor pains of the...

Forward Day By Day – May 27, 2019

We all have friends on whom we rely for certain things and for certain reasons—the one who makes us laugh or has an encouraging word, the one we look to for guidance and advice, the one we can count on when the chips are down. Time and shared experiences help us to...

Forward Day By Day – May 26, 2019

Sometimes the only thing between us and our healing is the getting up part. Sometimes to get to our healing, we simply must get up and move. To get up and walk—off the mat of worry, fear, and self-pity, away from the pile of excuses we have pieced together and grown...

Forward Day By Day – May 25, 2019

We see so little when we look only with our eyes. We look at our earthly possessions and conclude we do not have enough. Jesus often describes the kingdom of God as something that starts out small but grows larger or becomes more mature. Such illustrations...